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How to proceed once you have a new employer in Germany
Hello Everyone i would like to seek for your help, Currently im working and its going on my 6th month so literally im still on probationary. but due to exhaustion from work i had developed anxiety and my doctor recommended me to change my employer and luckily i already have found one and they already gave me a contract.Today im still on sick leave since i still need to go to therapy and in 3 weeks i will still be starting in my new work place i would like to seek for your help. Do i need to resign first? so i could give them the notice period required which is two weeks? then what should i do next do i need to inform Auslanderbehorde for the career change? please advice me. Thanks
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Hello @jr128716 , thank you for reaching out to us. I am sorry to hear that the work is taking an effect on your mental health. But great that you already have a new job offer.
Yes, you will have to resign first. If you want to start a new job you will always have to quit your old job first.
Here is more information on quitting your job:
https://handbookgermany.de/en/termination-of-employment-contract#faq_1426
It is important to let the Ausländerbehörde know that you are changing jobs, you have only two weeks to do this.
It is also important that the new job fulfills the requirement for your residence. For example, if you have a Blue Card you need to check if the job is a qualified job and fulfills the requirement of the blue card.
Here is more information about changing the job on the Blue Card
https://handbookgermany.de/en/eu-blue-card
We also have similar questions in the forum on this topic, please take a look maybe there is also useful information for you there from the experience of other community members.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Best of luck for your new job.
Best wishes